I Could Die!
And for my first post of 2009....I met British swimmer Mark Foster tonight, about two hours ago.
I ran into him at Lime on South Beach, and OMG: Our tables were right next to each other, so I just had to go over to him to ask for his salt shaker, you know. (What! – I like my quesadillas salty.)
I found out this may not be the only time I shall ran into him in town (yay!), and well...that’s all (for now!).
Photo: DailyMail.co.uk.
They Should Give Gold Medals for This, Really
Thirty-eight-year-old British swimmer Mark Forster – the breakthrough star of the 29th Olympiad, IMHO (who cares if he was in and out of the pool) – has paid tribute to fellow Brit David Beckham by re-creating the footballer’s iconic pose as an Emporio Armani Underwear model.
Explaining his decision to strip down, Foster said: “I’m so used to swimming in a pair of trunks and being in next to nothing anyway, stripping to a pair of underpants isn’t a major issue for me. But I don’t see myself as a heartthrob [I do!] – I’m just me.”
Makes me wanna put on some award-winning Ballet Russe sheer lipstick and fly across the pond.
Foster is currently appearing in Strictly Come Dancing, the U.K.’s version of Dancing with the Stars.
Hello, YouTube.
Photo: Towleroad.com.
Update: Hey, Mark Foster, this was lovely, but I can’t wait to see you move.
In and Out of the Pool
My week’s obsession, British swimmer Mark Foster, is done in Beijing.
Foz didn’t make it through to the semi-finals of the 50-meter free style after finishing sixth in his heat yesterday. After 22.35 seconds, the 38-year-old’s Olympic dreams – Beijing marks his fifth Olympiad, by the way – were over.
“I was more nervous than I have ever been ahead of the heat and was disappointed with the way I swam, but in my heart-of-hearts I knew I wasn’t capable of winning a medal,” Foster blogged for the Telegraph.
“In the warm-up I felt awful, in the sprints I felt OK, but back in there I was just awful.
“I’ve enjoyed [Beijing] more than any other Olympics. It was a wonderful honour to carry the flag at the opening ceremony. It was possibly the Olympic medal for me I’ve always missed, but I’ve been waiting to get out there and race.”
You made not have medaled, but you won a fan or four.
Photo: Olympics.org.uk.
And for my first post of 2009....
